“This is da man” Ever since I needed a broken tooth fixed about seven years, whilst on the Mexican sojourn Arturo has been my dentist.

Three crowns and many yearly cleanings later I went to see him today. “I need a cleaning and a tooth fixed” I told the lady at the front desk at his dental clinic, well it was until this week! “Oh you need to see Dr. Arturo he has moved around the corner.” Going around the corner I entered an ultra-modern little office and explained myself again. “OK how about at 2pm this afternoon?” Going back to the coffee shop I had just say down when I spotted Dr. Arturo, he is not hard to miss at 6′ 8″ obviously looking for me. “Can you come in now we have an opening?”

Teeth cleaned and inspected for damaged teeth I was informed “you have a broken side on a heavily filled tooth. I can make a crown or we can patch it” Nice to be given a choice. I chose the crown – another two sessions needed and it will cost 8500 pesos, about $600 cdn with the credit card fee.  A great deal; about half the price of an Ontario crown! Sign me up! Two sessions scheduled, I could have had a session today but felt one trip to the dentist was enough in one day.

A trip to the dentist and two more trips to the SuperMercado – 6500 steps before Noon.  We set off for the Casino – about 300 metres away. I wanted to place a futures bet  on the World Cup – England to win, and I wanted to do it before the odds dropped when they beat Senegal tomorrow. A wasted trip this sports book is not taking futures bets only the events of the day. England at +145 isn’t good enough for a gamble for tomorrow’s game.

An afternoon nap seems to be the next event.